MIAMI • Aaron Judge hit a 464-foot home run, rookie Anthony Volpe hit a three-run drive and the New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins 9-4 Friday night. Judge hit his 22nd homer and is batting .256 with three homers and five RBIs since returning from the injured list on July 28. The home run was the longest at Miami this season.

Red Sox 5, Tigers 2

BOSTON • Chris Sale returned after 10 weeks on the injured list and retired his first 14 batters, combining with two relievers on a two-hitter in Boston’s win over Detroit. Triston Casas hit a threerun homer, and Trevor Story had a pair of hits in his fourth game back to help end the Tigers’ three-game winning streak.

Braves 7, Mets 0

NEW YORK • Eddie Rosario had three RBIs and Charlie Morton won despite issuing seven walks — his most in 345 career starts — over five-plus innings in Atlanta’s win over New York. Austin Riley finished a triple shy of the cycle and had two RBIs for the major league-leading Braves, who are 6-1 this year against the Mets.

Rays 9, Guardians 8

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA, • Wander Franco hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth and wild-card-leading Tampa Bay beat Cleveland after a bullpen meltdown in the top of the inning. Franco homered to right off Nick Sandlin. Cleveland pulled even at 8 in the ninth, with all three runs crossing the plate on wild pitches.

Astros 11, Angels 3

HOUSTON • Jon Singleton hit his first MLB home runs since 2015 and Justin Verlander got the win in his 500th career start as Houston beat Los Angeles. Singleton homered in his first two at-bats — a three-run shot and a two-run blast — for his first multi-homer game and had a career-high five RBIs in his first game at Minute Maid Park since 2015.

Cubs 6, Blue Jays 2

TORONTO • Cody Bellinger and Nico Hoerner homered and Javier Assad pitched a career-high seven innings as Chicago topped Toronto for its 17th win in 23 games and improved to 7-3 in August. Bellinger and Hoerner both connected off Blue Jays righthander José Berríos in the first inning.

Phillies 13, Twins 2

PHILADELPHIA • Bryson Stott and J.T. Realmuto hit back-to-back home runs and Philadelphia scored six runs in the second inning without the ailing Bryce Harper and sent Minnesota to its fourth straight loss. Harper sat out a day after the two-time NL MVP was sidelined by mid-back spasms.

Reds 9, Pirates 2

PITTSBURGH • Elly Da La Cruz hit a two-run triple in the first inning and drove in three runs, and Luke Maile belted a three-run homer as Cincinnati won for just the second time in nine games. De La Cruz’s triple into the right-field corner sparked a three-run first. .

Nationals 8, Athletics 2

WASHINGTON • Ildemaro Vargas homered and drove in four runs, Keibert Ruiz went deep at home for the first time since May and Washington defeated Oakland. Jake Alu added his first major league homer for Washington, which has won six of nine overall and 10 of 12 at home.

Royals 12, Cardinals 8

KANSAS CITY, MO. • Salvador Perez went 4 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs as Kansas City defeated struggling Adam Wainwright and St. Louis. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a three-run homer and Nelson Velazquez went deep in his first at-bat with the Royals, who won their seventh straight home game.

Brewers 7, White Sox 6

CHICAGO • Mark Canha hit a go-ahead RBI double in the 10th inning, and Milwaukee Brewers overcame a three-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6. Milwaukee trailed 5-2 before scoring two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth. Andrew Vaughn tied the score with an RBI groundout in the seventh.

Padres 10, Diamondbacks 5

PHOENIX • Xander Bogaerts had four hits and three RBIs and the San Diego Padres handed the Arizona Diamondbacks their ninth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory Friday night. Bogaerts hit a two-run homer and Jake Cronenworth also homered as the Padres snapped a four-game losing streak.

Mariners 9, Orioles 2

SEATTLE • Julio Rodríguez hit a threerun homer and the Seattle Mariners won their eighth straight game as Luis Castillo and three relievers combined on a four-hitter in a 9-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The Mariners pulled within a half-game of Toronto for the final AL wild card.

Rangers 2, Giants 1

SAN FRANCISCO • Nathaniel Lowe homered with two outs in the sixth for the Rangers to break up a scoreless game, Mitch Garver connected one pitch later and Texas manager Bruce Bochy beat his former San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday night as they welcomed him back with love and fanfare.